Do you trust the professionals?

[newname0601]

Yes or no?

I trust well less than half of those involved in ds's care and education. Not good is it. Most seem to talk bollox and seem to forget who my ds is and seemingly talk about a different child.

The LA are the worst. Outright blatant lies about school transport and statements.

"Oh it is absolutely up to you which school DS goes to!"

(As long as it is the cheap option what we want)

"Oh it's such a simple process, you get as little provision as they think they can get away with the draft and sign it and it's all done in time for your child to start school. I don't know why people make it complicated"

The Ed Psych is a a notorious twat too. I haven't spoken to anyone in a year, including the LA, who has a good word to say about him. My DS seems to like him but he is autistic with severely impaired social skills

Like wet the only one i really trust for unbiased advice is the one i pay for! Schools are ok, medics and salt were ok, inclusion people at council were choc teapots

Consultant Paed, one Community Nurse and former physio - yes, absolutely. They have proved themselves on many occasions.
Others - well mmmmm not really!

We only have one consultant we trust, the others have let us down/ not kept us correctly informed or other misdemeanours.

I don't trust nurses at all. Or junior doctors (actually scrap that, we refuse to see junior doctors now). Registrars are generally useless as well.

The GP is getting better doing as we tell them so we are building bridges there.

I sound really bitter but it is mainly down to experience unfortunately.

Head Teacher - no
Senco - no
Teacher - no
LSA - no
Psychiatriast at camhs- yes
Private Salt - yes
NHS Salt - no
Private OT - yes
NHS OT - no
Myself - yes - but all the nos above make me doubt myself.

I wonder if the experience of children with physical SN such as CP receive better care than ASD? Seems parents here with DCs on the AS are having constant battles.

Anyway, our experience (CP) is lovely paed physios, latest one is gold plated! fab OT, Sensory room, weekly hydrotherapy, tons of expensive equipment given to us. SLT is not very proactive, but will give all the help and advice possible when asked! Portage (took a few months) but is fab. DLA HRC immediately on request, blue badge. (Physio and OT from birth) special buggy on order, orthotics next month. Dietician signs for lots of expensive supplements so she's OK. Our PCC must be well in the red!

Only fly in our ointment is community paed who is a glass half empty woman. Don't see her often and she lets the others just get on with it.
Out GP is fab too and so far A&E and the paed ward have come up trumps when we've needed them.

We are absolutely grateful we don't have to battle like some do and definitely raise a to our PCC. (hope it doesnt go any time soon)

Headteacher - no
Senco -no
Ed Psych - nO
B.S.S. - no
SALT - no
LAO - no
Teacher, LSA - tying to build a relationship
Autism Outreach and OT - maybe
GP - yes
Pscyhologist who has since left - Yes. Wrote us a report recommending therapy and school place which ds needed.
Pead - yes
Pte providers - yes.